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Effective Education' Practiced at the Syrian National School (video)

The principal of the Syrian National School in Damascus discusses the need for dynamic, student-centered curricula that can best equip the next generation of Syrians for the challenges of the future.


UNICEF: Supporting every child's right to education in Syria

AL-HASSAKAH, Syrian Arab Republic, 21 April 2010 Schools are similar across the world: boisterous students, playground noise and homework to be done.

But for some students in the Syrian Arab Republic, especially in areas such as Al-Hasakah in the extreme north of the country, education has been limited. And a recent drought here has compounded the stress on an already overstretched education system that has absorbed an influx of thousands of Iraqi students.